Sedum kamtschaticum fischer &#34;TottoriFujita No1 and TottoriFujita No2&#34;

ABSTRACT

New and distinct varieties of  Sedum Kamtschaticum Fischer  plant called “TottoriFujita No1 and TottoriFujita No2” are described. The two varieties which have the same properties except the size of their shoots diameter are characterized by their evergreen property, and having narrower internodes and more dwarf than their parent plant.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

4,135,330 January 1979 Aoyama 47/1 R PTC/US2001/022800 July 2001 MischoA01G 1/100 PP17,315 P2 December 2006 Oudshoorn Plt/356

STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY-SPONSORED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

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LATIN NAME OF THE GENUS AND SPECIES OF THE PLANT CLAIMED

Latin name of the genus: Sedum

Specie of the plant: Kamtschaticum Fischer

Family: Crassulaceae

LATIN NAME OF THE GENUS AND SPECIES OF THE PLANT CLAIMED

Name of the varieties to be registered: TottoriFujita No1 andTottoriFujita No2

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention.

The use of vegetation as a bio-engineering is becoming increasinglypopular in many developed countries. On the other hand, roof-garden laidon the roof of building is becoming increasingly popular in thesecountries. The interest for vegetation cover has been related to theircapacity to reduce runoff volumes and peak flows, mitigate urban heatisland effects and cool buildings during summer months. Vegetation covercan also be designed to improve urban biodiversity.

Sedum Kamtschaticum Fischer has been attracted as suitable plant forgreen roofs and embankments cover in Japan since 2000 to improve thecountry environment due to their characteristics such as droughttolerant, surviving under harsh conditions, growing in poor and stonysoil and more importantly their evergreen property.

2. Description of Relevant Prior Art Including Information DisclosedUnder 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.99.

Sedum Kamtschaticum Fischer can be reproduced either by sexually and/orasexually. One of parent plants of the claimed plants, which areexcluded from the patent, is wildly growing in the areas of Niigata andToyama prefectures in Japan. While the father plant is a wild originatedfrom Tottori prefecture, however, it is important to note that itscharacteristic is not known yet. This parent plant is also known asorange stonecrop due to their orangey-yellow flower in summer. They arewidely used in green roofs due to its drought tolerance and they cansurvive also in the harsh conditions such as a very cold to hottemperature, however they do not have the evergreen property.

In general, Sedum Kamtschaticum Fischer has a feature in which thesucker grows from winter while at the same season their leave is fallen.However, it was found after plant breeding that the offspring exhibitsan evergreen characteristic. The winter sucker of the offspring startsgrowing in autumn and keeps greening until the coming winter and thenfully grows at the early spring. In general, the leaves of this newplant are fallen in winter while at the same time their sucker isdeveloped. On the other hand, this offspring has narrower internodes andhas also more dwarf than their parent from Niigata and Toyama. Thecharacteristics of the plant are shown in the data sheet“Characteristics tables 1 and 2”.

2.1 Cultivation Process of the Plant Breeding

2.1.1 Breeding Parental

Mother: Wild Sedum Kamtschaticum Fischers plant naturally grows inKashiwasaki-city, Niigata prefecture, Japan

Father: Unknown

Genealogy of Breeding

2.1.2 Process of the Mother Plant Seedling

The seedling of the mother plant was taken from Kashiwazaki City ofNiigata Prefecture in July 1994. It is important to mention that thismother plant grew in this field with natural crossing multiplication.One hundred and twenty seeds of this plant were sown in November, 1996at Iwatsune Iwami-chou Iwami-gun City of Tottori Prefecture.

2.1.3 Condition of Cultivation to Test the Characteristics of theTottoriFujita No1 and No2

Place of Cultivation: 360, Iwatsune Iwami-chou Iwami-gun, Tottori681-0052, Japan

Period of Cultivation: April 1998 - March 2003

Method of Cultivation:

The mother plants were seeded into pots in Nov 1996 while the evergreensTottoriFujita No1 and TottoriFujita No2 were planted in April 1998. Itwas found through the test during April 1998 to March 2003 that bothevergreens exhibit narrower internodes and more dwarf than the originalone. On the other hand, it was noticed that TottoriFujita No1 andTottoriFujita No2 could be classified clearly by their difference indiameter of the plant shoots. TottoriFujita No1 exhibits a large shootsdiameter (Ø:1.5 mm) compared to TottoriFujita No2 (Ø: 1.3 mm).

Breeding Method:

The breeding method was proceeded either by seed breeding (the seed isobtained by intercrossing a few plant varieties) or by nutrient (theseedling is from a seed of fungus)

Note: Maintenance and preservation conditions of the neither plant bodyused to verify the characteristics of the plant variety in the neithercase whose seedlings are not seed nor fungus:

The Place of the maintenance and preservation methods is in the greenhouse located in 360, Iwatsune Iwami-chou Iwami-gun, Tottori, Japan.

The parent plant is maintained in the green house condition.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Two different Sedum Kamtschaticum Fischers, which is named TottoriFujitaNo1 and TottoriFujita No2, were obtained after breeding a wild motherSedum Kamtschaticum Fischers with an unknown father Sedum. It was foundand confirmed that both offspring exhibit an evergreen characteristicsince their parents do not. This offspring has narrower internodes andmore dwarf than their parent plant. On the other hand, it was noticedthat TottoriFujita No1 and TottoriFujita No2 could be clearly classifiedby their difference in diameter of the plant shout. TottoriFujita No1exhibits a large shoots diameter (Ø: 1.5 mm) as compared toTottoriFujita No2 (527 : 1.3 mm).

Asexual reproduction of the new varieties by terminal cutting atTottori, Japan, since 2003, has shown that the unique features of theseoffspring are stable and reproduce true to type in successivegenerations.

Sedum Kamtschaticum Fischers has been considered as a suitable plantcover for green roofs and embankments cover. Indeed, the new plantvarieties TottoriFujita No1 and TottoriFujita No2 give more promisingoutcome in the international greening business as a result of theirparticular characteristics as compared to their parent. Furthermore, thedifference in shoots diameter between the two plant breeds provides aclear classification about their utility for the greening purpose. Asthe TottoriFujita No1 has the large diameter (Ø: 1.5 mm) than theTottoriFujita No2 (Ø: 1.3 mm), it is recommended to use for embankmentcover while the last plant variety is generally for green roofs.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

Some drawing descriptions showing the difference in characteristicsbetween the TottoriFujita No1 and TottoriFujita No2 with their motherare highlighted in the following photographs.

FIG. 1 is a photograph showing the shoots morphology such as shootsdiameter and leaf arrangement of the mother (opposite-decussate),TottoriFujita No1 (alternate) and TottoriFujita No2 (alternate).

FIG. 2 is a photograph highlighting the characteristics of the face sideof leaf such as margin and petiole of the mother, TottoriFujita No2 andTottoriFujita No1.

FIG. 3 is a photograph highlighting the characteristics of the oppositeside of leaf such as midrib and blade of the mother, TottoriFujita No1and TottoriFujita No2.

FIG. 4 is a photograph highlighting the difference in plant growthduring winter between TottoriFujita No1 and the mother plant.

FIG. 5 is a photograph highlighting the difference in plant growthduring winter between TottoriFujita No2 and the mother plant.

FIG. 6 is a photograph showing the difference in plant growth such asleaf size and plant shoots height between the two offspring;TottoriFujita No2 and TottoriFujita No1.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PLANT

Sedum Kamtschaticum Fischer has a feature in which the sucker grows fromwinter while at the same season their leave is fallen. More importantly,it was found that the present offspring exhibits an evergreencharacteristic. This new characteristic is highlighted with the wintersucker that starts growing in autumn and keeps greening until the comingwinter and then fully grows at the early spring. In general, the leavesof this plant are fallen in winter while at the same time their suckeris developed. On the other hand, this offspring has narrower internodesand has also more dwarf than their parent from Niigata and Toyama. Thebotanical descriptions of the new plant variety characteristics areshown with their mother plant in the data sheet “Characteristics table1” in the case of “TottoriFujita No1” and “Characteristics table 2” inthe case of “TottoriFujita No2”.

According to the present characteristics such as drought tolerance andthey can survive also in the harsh conditions such as a very cold to hottemperature, and evergreen property, these plant varieties are highlysuitable for the international greening business. Furthermore, thedeference in diameter between the two offspring classifies their use;TottoriFujita No1 is recommended for embankment cover whileTottoriFujita No2 is generally recommended for green roofs.CHARACTERISTIC TABLE 1 Name of plant specie: Sedum Kamtschaticum FischerName of application kind: TottoriFujita No1 Applicant name: Aiko FujitaCultivator: Michiaki Fujita Address of the applicant: 574, IwatsuneIwami-chou Iwami-gun, Tottori, Japan Place of cultivation: 360, IwatsuneIwami-chou Iwami-gun, Tottori, Japan Place of plant characteristicinvestigation: 360, Iwatsune Iwami-chou Iwami-gun, Tottori, Japan Nameof investigator: Michiaki Fujita Date of the investigation: April, 1998An attribute of application plant Remark An attribute of contrast plantVegetative characteristic 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 Measured value(Mother from Niigata) (Mother from Toyama) Shoot morphology ascendingDecumbent Displacement 03 05 03 downward leaf part length Low MiddleHigh 21 cm 19 cm 25 cm Shoot length Low Middle High 28 cm 26 cm 32 cmWidth of turnip Narrow Middle Wide 39 cm 35 cm 47 cm Degree of offshootLow Middle high 05 05 05 Generation of adventitious bud None Green leafAnthotaxis Other 01 01 01 Bristle on stem None Having 01 01 01Lignifications of stem None Having 09 09 09 Leaf shape Linear oblongElliptic Ovate Orbicular Spathulate Palmate 06 06 06 Blade length withor without None Short Middle Long 6 mm 6 mm 6 mm presence of petioleLamina length Extremely Short Middle Long Extremely 3.8 cm 3.9 cm 5 cmshort Long Width of leaf Extremely Narrow Middle Wide Extremely 1.4 cm1.9 cm 2.2 cm narrow wide Color on leaf surface Pale-green Green Darkgreen Other JHS Color JHS Color JHS Color chartNO3712 chartNO3712chartNO3711 GreenYellow GreenYellow Deep yellowgreen Red colordeveloping on leaf None Temporarily Whole year 02 02 02 surface Color onback leaf side Pale-green Green Dark green Other JHS Color JHS Color JHSColor chartNO3709 chartNO3513 chartNO, 3512 LightGreen Almond greenVerdant green Red color developing on back None Temporarily Whole year01 01 01 side of leaf Bristle-tipped leaves None Having 01 01 01 Whitepowdery substance on None Having 01 01 01 leaf (pruinose) Direction ofthe lateral warping None Introrse Extrorse 02 02 02 of the leavesContortion of the plant leaf (leaf None Having 01 01 01 epinasty)Thickness of leaf Thin Middle Thick 1.2 mm 1 mm 0.9 mm Number of serrateon leaf None Having 09 09 09 margin Shape of serrate on leaf marginSerrate Double Dentate Crenate 03 03 02 serrate Depth of serrate on leafmargin Shallow Middle Deep 05 05 05 Number of serrate on leaf Few MiddleMany 05 05 05 margin Shape of leaf apex Sharpe Obtuse Orbicular 03 03 03Shape of leaf base Wedged Obtuse Orbicular Truncate Peltate 01 01 02Speckle leaf None Having 01 01 01 Length of the anthotaxy Short MiddleLong 4.9 cm 3.8 cm 5.1 cm (Inflorescence) Number of flower Few MiddleMany 117 117 117 Maximum width of anthotaxy Narrow Middle Wide 9 cm 6.3cm 9.4 cm Minimum width of anthotaxy Narrow Middle Wide 6 cm 5.2 cm 7.1cm Color of rachis Pale-green Green Green dark Ecru Pale red AuburnOther JHS color JHS color JHS color blue chartsNO3710 chartsNO3710chartsNO3710 YellowGreen YellowGreen YellowGreen White powder on rachisNone Having 01 01 01 Direction of flower Upward Downward 01 01 01Diameter of flower Short Middle Long 1.5 cm 1.1 cm 1.6 cm Shape offlower Cartridge Campanulate Jar type Stelliform 05 05 05 Length offloral tube Short Middle Long 03 03 03 Color on the surface of floralWhite Yellow Light Red Peach Purple Other JHS Color JHS Color JHS Colortube chartNO2205 chartNO2205 chartNO2205 Brilliant Brilliantluteofulvous Brilliant luteofulvous luteofulvous Color inside of floraltube White Yellow Light Red Peach Purple Other JHS Color JHS Color JHSColor chartNO2205 chartNO2205 chartNO2205 Brilliant Brilliantluteofulvous Brilliant luteofulvous luteofulvous Number of corolla lobes4 Mixing 5 03 03 03 Edge shape of the corolla lobe Linear ObtuseCircular form Slightly cuspidate Concave 01 01 01 cuspidate and Slightlycuspidate Length of corolla lobe Short Middle Long 05 05 05 Width ofcorolla lobe Narrow Middle Wide 05 05 05 Color inside of the corollaWhite Yellow Light Red Peach Purple Other JHS Color JHS Color JHS Colorlobe chartNO2205 chartNO2205 chartNO2205 Brilliant Brilliantluteofulvous Brilliant luteofulvous luteofulvous Color on the surface ofcorolla White Yellow Light Red Peach Purple Other JHS Color JHS ColorJHS Color lobe chartNO2205 chartNO2205 chartNO2205 Brilliant Brilliantluteofulvous Brilliant luteofulvous luteofulvous Warping of the corollalobe None Slightly Inversion 01 01 01 inversion Number of Striae on thecorolla None Having 01 01 01 Thrum flowers of the corolla None Having 0101 01 Visibility of anther None or Visible 09 09 09 unremarkableQuantity of pollen Small Middle Much 05 05 05 Shape of calyx (sepal)Linearly lanceolate Elliptically Ovate Elliptic 02 02 02 lanceolatelanceolate Opening characteristic of the After After It opens at theStelliform 06 06 06 calyx flowering, flowering, it bud it doesn't opensopen Length of calyx Short Middle Long 05 05 05 Color of calyxPale-green Green Iris Other JHS Color JHS Color JHS Color chartNO4305chartNO4305 chartNO4305 Brilliant green Brilliant green Brilliant greenRed thrum setting on calyx No Only on the Only on the Only onExtensively 01 01 01 coloration margin base the point Thrum of calyxNone Having 01 01 01 Time of flowering Early Middle Late 07 07 07shot-day response Short Middle Long 07 07 07 Heat resistance Weak MiddleStrong 07 07 07 Cold resistance Weak Middle Strong 07 07 07 Moistureresistance Weak Middle Strong 07 07 07 Disease-resistance Weak MiddleStrong 07 07 07 Insect resistance Weak Middle Strong 07 07 07

CHARACTERISTIC TABLE 2 Name of plant specie: Sedum Kamtschaticum FischerName of application kind: TottoriFujita No2 Applicant name: Aiko FujitaCultivator: Michiaki Fujita Address of the applicant: 574, IwatsuneIwami-chou Iwami-gun, Tottori, Japan Place of cultivation: 360, IwatsuneIwami-chou Iwami-gun, Tottori, Japan Place of plant characteristicinvestigation: 360, Iwatsune Iwami-chou Iwami-gun, Tottori, Japan Nameof investigator: Michiaki Fujita Date of the investigation: April, 1998An attribute of application plant Remark An attribute of contrast plantVegetative characteristic 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 Measured value(Mother from Niigata) (Mother from Toyama) Shoot morphology ascendingDecumbent Displacement 03 05 03 downward leaf part length Low MiddleHigh 21 cm 19 cm 25 cm Shoot length Low Middle High 28 cm 26 cm 32 cmWidth of turnip Narrow Middle Wide 39 cm 35 cm 47 cm Degree of offshootLow Middle high 05 05 05 Generation of adventitious bud None Green leafAnthotaxis Other 01 01 01 Bristle on stem None Having 01 01 01Lignifications of stem None Having 09 09 09 Leaf shape Linear oblongElliptic Ovate Orbicular Spathulate Palmate 06 06 06 Blade length withor without None Short Middle Long 6 mm 6 mm 6 mm presence of petioleLamina length Extremely Short Middle Long Extremely 3.8 cm 3.9 cm 5 cmshort Long Width of leaf Extremely Narrow Middle Wide Extremely 1.4 cm1.9 cm 2.2 cm narrow wide Color on leaf surface Pale-green Green Darkgreen Other JHS Color JHS Color JHS Color chartNO3712 chartNO3712chartNO3711 GreenYellow GreenYellow Deep yellowgreen Red colordeveloping on leaf None Temporarily Whole year 02 02 02 surface Color onback leaf side Pale-green Green Dark green Other JHS Color JHS Color JHSColor chartNO3709 chartNO3513 chartNO, 3512 LightGreen Almond greenVerdant green Red color developing on back None Temporarily Whole year01 01 01 side of leaf Bristle-tipped leaves None Having 01 01 01 Whitepowdery substance on None Having 01 01 01 leaf (pruinose) Direction ofthe lateral warping None Introrse Extrorse 02 02 02 of the leavesContortion of the plant leaf (leaf None Having 01 01 01 epinasty)Thickness of leaf Thin Middle Thick 1.2 mm 1 mm 0.9 mm Number of serrateon leaf None Having 09 09 09 margin Shape of serrate on leaf marginSerrate Double Dentate Crenate 03 03 02 serrate Depth of serrate on leafmargin Shallow Middle Deep 05 05 05 Number of serrate on leaf Few MiddleMany 05 05 05 margin Shape of leaf apex Sharpe Obtuse Orbicular 03 03 03Shape of leaf base Wedged Obtuse Orbicular Truncate Peltate 01 01 02Speckle leaf None Having 01 01 01 Length of the anthotaxy Short MiddleLong 4.9 cm 3.8 cm 5.1 cm (Inflorescence) Number of flower Few MiddleMany 117 117 117 Maximum width of anthotaxy Narrow Middle Wide 9 cm 6.3cm 9.4 cm Minimum width of anthotaxy Narrow Middle Wide 6 cm 5.2 cm 7.1cm Color of rachis Pale-green Green Green dark Ecru Pale red AuburnOther JHS color JHS color JHS color blue chartsNO3710 chartsNO3710chartsNO3710 YellowGreen YellowGreen YellowGreen White powder on rachisNone Having 01 01 01 Direction of flower Upward Downward 01 01 01Diameter of flower Short Middle Long 13 cm 1.1 cm 1.6 cm Shape of flowerCartridge Campanulate Jar type Stelliform 05 05 05 Length of floral tubeShort Middle Long 03 03 03 Color on the surface of floral White YellowLight Red Peach Purple Other JHS Color JHS Color JHS Color tubechartNO2205 chartNO2205 chartNO2205 Brilliant Brilliant luteofulvousBrilliant luteofulvous luteofulvous Color inside of floral tube WhiteYellow Light Red Peach Purple Other JHS Color JHS Color JHS ColorchartNO2205 chartNO2205 chartNO2205 Brilliant Brilliant luteofulvousBrilliant luteofulvous luteofulvous Number of corolla lobes 4 Mixing 503 03 03 Edge shape of the corolla lobe Linear Obtuse Circular formSlightly cuspidate Concave 01 01 01 cuspidate and Slightly cuspidateLength of corolla lobe Short Middle Long 05 05 05 Width of corolla lobeNarrow Middle Wide 05 05 05 Color inside of the corolla lobe WhiteYellow Light Red Peach Purple Other JHS Color JHS Color JHS ColorchartNO2205 chartNO2205 chartNO2205 Brilliant Brilliant luteofulvousBrilliant luteofulvous luteofulvous Color on the surface of corollaWhite Yellow Light Red Peach Purple Other JHS Color JHS Color JHS Colorlobe chartNO2205 chartNO2205 chartNO2205 Brilliant Brilliantluteofulvous Brilliant luteofulvous luteofulvous Warping of the corollalobe None Slightly Inversion 01 01 01 inversion Number of Striae on thecorolla None Having 01 01 01 Thrum flowers of the corolla None Having 0101 01 Visibility of anther None or Visible 09 09 09 unremarkableQuantity of pollen Small Middle Much 05 05 05 Shape of calyx (sepal)Linearly lanceolate Elliptically Ovate Elliptic 02 02 02 lanceolatelanceolate Opening characteristic of the After After It opens at theStelliform 06 06 06 calyx flowering, flowering, it bud it doesn't opensopen Length of calyx Short Middle Long 05 05 05 Color of calyxPale-green Green Iris Other JHS Color JHS Color JHS Color chartNO4305chartNO4305 chartNO4305 Brilliant green Brilliant green Brilliant greenRed thrum setting on calyx No Only on the Only on the Only onExtensively 01 01 01 coloration margin base the point Thrum of calyxNone Having 01 01 01 Time of flowering Early Middle Late 07 07 07shot-day response Short Middle Long 07 07 07 Heat resistance Weak MiddleStrong 07 07 07 Cold resistance Weak Middle Strong 07 07 07 Moistureresistance Weak Middle Strong 07 07 07 Disease-resistance Weak MiddleStrong 07 07 07 Insect resistance Weak Middle Strong 07 07 07

1. The new and distinct varieties of Sedum Kamtschaticum Fischer plantcalled “TottoriFujita No1 and TottoriFujita No2” as herein illustratedand described.